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Chinese symbol for “eggshell”

蛋壳
dàn ké
Traditional: 蛋殼
eggshell

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eggshell is 蛋壳 (dàn ké), defined as: eggshell.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes
壳 ké
casing, husk, shell
radical 33 ⼠ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “eggshell”

WordPinyinMeaning
鸡蛋壳儿 (雞蛋殼兒)jī dàn ké reggshell

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蛋壳.

WordPinyinMeaning
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
鸡蛋 (雞蛋)jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
蛋白质 (蛋白質)dàn bái zhìprotein
蛋白dàn báiegg white; protein
混蛋hún dànscoundrel; bastard
外壳 (外殼)wài kéenvelope; outer shell
贝壳 (貝殼)bèi késhell (of a mollusk)

See also: Japanese symbol for “eggshell”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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